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Care Home Residency and Its Association With Ambulance Service Workload.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2023
OBJECTIVES Care home residents comprise a significant minority of ambulance patients, but little is known about how care homes impact ambulance service workload.
D. Sinclair, Karl Charlton, D. Stow, Emma Burrow, B. Hanratty   +4 more
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Advanced Air Mobility: Opportunities and Challenges Deploying eVTOLs for Air Ambulance Service

Applied Sciences, 2022
Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a broad concept enabling consumers access to on-demand air mobility, cargo and package delivery, healthcare applications, and emergency services through an integrated and connected multimodal transportation network. While a
R. Goyal, Adam P. Cohen
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Out-of-hospital resuscitation of a 3 month old boy presenting with recurrent ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a case report

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
A 3 month old boy, with no known health conditions, suffered a sudden collapse at home. On first EMS arrival, ventricular fibrillation (VF) cardiac arrest was identified and resuscitation following UK national guidelines was initiated.
Peter Kingsley, Jonathan Merefield, Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman, Mark Faulkner   +4 more
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The acceptability and safety of video triage for ambulance service patients and clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

British Paramedic Journal, 2021
Introduction: In response to anticipated challenges with urgent and emergency healthcare delivery during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust introduced video technology to supplement remote triage and ‘hear and ...
F. Bell, R. Pilbery, Robynne Connell, Dean Fletcher, Tracy Leatherland, Linda Cottrell, P. Webster   +6 more
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The prevalence of stress and burnout in UK emergency ambulance service workers and its impact on their mental health and well-being

British Paramedic Journal, 2021
Aims: To assess the prevalence of burnout among emergency ambulance service workers in one ambulance station; to determine if there are any variances based on socio-demographic information such as gender, clinical grade and length of service; to examine ...
E. Miller
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The Alternative Pre-hospital Pathway team: reducing conveyances to the emergency department through patient centered Community Emergency Medicine

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Internationally increasing demand for emergency care is driving innovation within emergency services. The Alternative Pre-Hospital Pathway (APP) Team is one such Community Emergency Medicine (CEM) initiative developed in Cork, Ireland to ...
Andrew Patton, Cathal O’Donnell, Owen Keane, Kieran Henry, Donal Crowley, Adrian Collins, Eoghan Redmond, Nicky Glynn, Martin Dunne, Conor Deasy   +9 more
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The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives

Journal of religion and health, 2021
Chaplains are employed by ambulance services in many states across Australia as one element in a suite of initiatives to support the health and wellness of paramedics.
Katie J Tunks Leach, P. Simpson, Joanne Lewis, T. Levett-Jones   +3 more
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Experiences and views of people who frequently call emergency ambulance services: A qualitative study of UK service users

Health Expectations, 2023
People who call emergency ambulances frequently are often vulnerable because of health and social circumstances, have unresolved problems or cannot access appropriate care. They have higher mortality rates.
B. Evans, A. Khanom, A. Edwards, Bethan Edwards, A. Farr, T. Foster, R. Fothergill, Penny Gripper, I. Gunson, A. Porter, N. Rees, J. Scott, H. Snooks, A. Watkins   +13 more
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Understanding patient non-transport decision theories in the pre-hospital setting: a narrative review

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background In pre-hospital emergency care, decisions regarding patient non-conveyance emerged as significant determinants of healthcare outcomes and resource utilization.
Hassan Farhat, Kawther El Aifa, Guillaume Alinier, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Padarath Gangaram, Moncef Khadhraoui, Loua Al-Shaikh, Imed Gargouri, James Laughton   +8 more
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Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar

Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 2022
This study aimed to determine whether the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) personnel fulfil the pre-hospital readiness requirements for hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (HazMat-CBRN) incidents ...
Hassan Farhat, James Laughton, Padarath Gangaram, Kawther El Aifa, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, Ouissem Zaghouani, Moncef Khadhraoui, Imed Gargouri, Guillaume Alinier   +8 more
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